Boys’ basketball: Grant Jerrett is the Gatorade state player of the year

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Grant Jerrett, a 6-foot-10 senior at La Verne Lutheran, has been named the Gatorade state player of the year in boys’ basketball.

Jerrett, a McDonald’s All-American who signed with Arizona, averaged 22.3 points, 10 rebounds and 2.4 blocks a game for the Trojans (25-8).

He joins recent players of the year Ryan Anderson (Long Beach Poly), Allen Crabbe (Price), Michael Snaer (Rancho Verde) and Jrue Holiday (Campbell Hall).

-- Eric Sondheimer